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MOH Commences Annual Food-Handlers Training

Grenadians who are interested in becoming certified food-handlers will have an opportunity to enroll in the Ministry of Health /PAHO-HACCP certified program.

The Ministry’s annual food-handlers training program, which covers nine modules, is expected to started 12 July in St Andrew at the environmental health office on Ben Jones Street, and continues on 14, 19 & 21 July.

The training will cover the following topics:

Introduction to Food Safety.

Personal Hygiene

Purchasing, Receiving

Safe Food Storage Practices

Safe reheating thawing and freezing

Cleaning & Sanitation

Vector Control

Food Safety Legislation

Introduction to Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)

One of the person’s spearheading the exercise is senior environmental health officer Francis Balwant who said the main objective of the training is to impact knowledge to food handlers on approved methods of preparation and vending of foods for human consumption.

He added that participants will be taught how to improve on personal hygiene practices and sanitation standards where food is prepared and offered for sale, to prevent and control the occurrences of food borne illnesses among consumers

The target group is food-handlers including itinerant food handlers involved in the preparation and selling of food for human consumption.

The training will include, lectures, via power point presentations, interactive session’s, handouts and evaluation.